Quick and easy Oats and Chia Porridge aka Danish Grød. Served with cardamom flavored berries, this is a healthy and nutritious start to any day.
We are starting a brand new edition of blogging marathon today. Valli wanted us to pick one from ‘Paleo, Gluten free and Vegan’ recipes and I chose vegan dishes for this week. First up is this quick and easy to make Oats and chia porridge that is served with cardamom flavored berries. It is called Grød in Danish.
I love oats and can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I usually make these overnight oats (with chocolate or berries) for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, I have it with curry and/ or dal.
Today’s oat and chia porridge takes about 10-15 mins to make and is thick, creamy and delicious. One of my new year resolution is to include more healthy ingredients in my diet. Chia seeds are one of them. My husband adds them to his smoothies but I’m still learning how to add them into recipes.So when I saw this ‘Danish Grød’ recipe in Whole Bowls cookbook, I had to give it a try. Chia seeds are cooked with oats to make the porridge thick and creamy. The porridge is topped with cardamom flavored mixed berries.
It smells absolutely amazing while cooking the berries. Try this slightly and very yummy oats and chia porridge – I’m sure you’ll love it.Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 97.

Danish Grød (Oatmeal Chia Porridge)
Ingredients
For the Oats:
- 2/3 cup Rolled Oats (or quick cooking steel cut oats)
- 2 cups Unsweetened Almond Milk
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp Chia seeds
For the Topping:
- 1 cup Mixed Berries, fresh or frozen
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- ¼ tsp Ground Cardamom
- As needed Chopped Nuts
- As needed Non dairy yogurt (optional)
- As needed Banana slices
Instructions
- Combine milk, oats and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium-low and cook stirring constantly, about 3~5 minutes.
- Stir in the chia seeds and cook stirring for another 3~5 minutes, or until the mixture thickens.
- In a small saucepan, combine berries, maple syrup and ground cardamom. Cover and cook till the berries are warmed through and turn soft, about 3~5 minutes.
- To serve, divide the oats porridge equally between the two bowls, top with the berries and Enjoy!!
Srivalli Jetti
I won’t having that bowl right now Pavani. Nice choice for the theme.
Gayathri Kumar
That is a wonderful bowl of creamy vegan porridge. The berry topping sounds fantastic Pavani.
Anupama Chopra
Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe with us.
Varada
I love the combination of topping you used for the oatmeal. Delicious!
Renu
OMG that is such a colourful and healthy bowl. Would love to have this everyday for my breakfast.
Vaishali Sabnani
That bowl looks gorgeous ! What a super healthy one for breakfast . I love chia and add them to my drinks , but one can add them to so many things .
harini
Wow! that is a wonderful bowl of oats porridge, Pavani. I never thought of cooking chia seeds. This is a must try for me as I am oats lover like you.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
I love oatmeal for my breakfast and this is a wonderful one with chia as well. I have never really cooked chia before. I will try this soon.
Swati
This is one healthy and delicious bowl to start the morning.. The crunch from the nuts and the flavourful berries is tempting me to make this soon for myself.
Suma Gandlur
Love these kind of simple, fuss-free and healthy breakfasts. Great way to start the day.